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Many people came to Jesus asking for a sign.  He replied:  
Many people came to Jesus asking for a sign.  He replied:  


:''An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas: For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.'' (Matthew 12:38-40)  
:''An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign;'' (Matthew 12:39)  


:''And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet. For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.'' (Luke 11:29-30)  
:''This is an evil generation: they seek a sign;'' (Luke 11:29-30)  


:''The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven. He answered and said unto them...A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed.'' (Matthew 16:1,4)
:''A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign'' (Matthew 16:1,4)


:''And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him. And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation.'' (Mark 8:11-12)
:''And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign?'' (Mark 8:11-12)
 
 
==What sign did Jesus promise?==
 
The only sign that Jesus was the Messiah, was his death and resurrection:


:''Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things? Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.''  (John 2:18-19)
:''Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things? Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.''  (John 2:18-19)


:''there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas: For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.'' (Matthew 12:38-40)
:''and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet. For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.'' (Luke 11:29-30)


:''An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas: For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.'' (Matthew 12:38-40)  
:''and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed.'' (Matthew 16:1,4)


:''And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet. For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.'' (Luke 11:29-30)  
:''There shall no sign be given unto this generation.'' (Mark 8:11-12)


:''The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven. He answered and said unto them...A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed.'' (Matthew 16:1,4)


:''And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him. And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation.'' (Mark 8:11-12)
==What Old Testament Prophecy tells of the Messiah revealing the hearts?==


:''Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things? Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.''  (John 2:18-19)
There are no prophecies in the Old Testament that claim that the Messiah would have the gift of discernment.  Instead, the prophecies about Jesus tell of his resurrection, pain, and sinless life:
 
#Messiah would be born of a woman. (Genesis 3:15)
#Messiah would be born in Bethlehem (Micah 5:2)
#Messiah would be born of a virgin. (Isaiah 7:14)
#Messiah would come from the tribe of Judah. (Genesis 49:10)
#Messiah would be heir to King David’s throne. (2 Samuel 7:12-13; Isaiah 9:7)
#Messiah would spend time in Egypt. (Hosea 11:1)
#Messiah would be rejected by his own people. (Psalms 69:8; Isaiah 53:3)
#Messiah would be a prophet. (Deuteronomy 18:15)
#Messiah would be preceded by Elijah, whom he identified as JOHN. (Malachi 4:5-6)
#Messiah would speak in parables. (Psalms 78:2-4; Isaiah 6:9-10)
#Messiah would be praised by little children. (Psalms 110:4)
#Messiah’s price monies would be used to buy a field. (Zechariah 11:12-13)
#Messiah would be crucified with criminals. (Isaiah 53:12)
#Messiah’s bones would not be broken. (Exodus 12:46; Psalms 34:20)
#Messiah would resurrect from the dead. (Psalms 16:10; Psalms 49:15)
#Messiah would ascend to heaven. (Psalms 24:7-10)
#Messiah would be a sacrifice for sin. (Isaiah 53:5-12)






Jesus said that the only sign he (the Messiah) would give them was the sign of Jonah.